overcomer
noun
over·com·er
ˌō-vər-ˈkə-mər 
plural overcomers
: a person who overcomes something : one who succeeds in dealing with or gaining control of some problem or difficulty
… an advocate for women's rights, a voice for mental health awareness, an overcomer of drug addiction, a gracious celebrity … who refused to be defined by any one of those things …—
Laura Genn
Laura GennChallenges may come from without (poverty, social discrimination) but also from within (procrastination, fear, aimlessness), and in her new book Kimball provides hundreds of resources that help students become overcomers, even activists.—The Chico (California) Enterprise-Record
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The five nominees for Courier Journal Student of the Week are scholars, overcomers and all-round inspiring individuals.
—Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 22 Apr. 2024
Gege Reed The five nominees for Courier Journal Student of the Week are scholars, overcomers and all-round inspiring individuals.
—The Courier-Journal, 22 Apr. 2024
Gift this page turner to the overcomer in your life.
—Ebony Flake, Essence, 16 Nov. 2022
Chubb is an overcomer, just not quite of the walk-on mold shared by quarterback Baker Mayfield and second-round pick Austin Corbett, an offensive lineman from Nevada.
—Bud Shaw, cleveland.com, 28 Apr. 2018
Such unrest surrounds Goodison Park due to the Merseysiders' over £140m spend during the summer, a sum higher than their weekend overcomers have spent in their entire existence, and the seemingly lack of progression from this on the pitch.
—SI.com, 2 Oct. 2017
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Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 22 Apr. 2024
Gege Reed The five nominees for Courier Journal Student of the Week are scholars, overcomers and all-round inspiring individuals.
—The Courier-Journal, 22 Apr. 2024
Gift this page turner to the overcomer in your life.
—Ebony Flake, Essence, 16 Nov. 2022
Chubb is an overcomer, just not quite of the walk-on mold shared by quarterback Baker Mayfield and second-round pick Austin Corbett, an offensive lineman from Nevada.
—Bud Shaw, cleveland.com, 28 Apr. 2018
Such unrest surrounds Goodison Park due to the Merseysiders' over £140m spend during the summer, a sum higher than their weekend overcomers have spent in their entire existence, and the seemingly lack of progression from this on the pitch.
—SI.com, 2 Oct. 2017
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“Overcomer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overcomer. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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